Bedstead carriage



Dec. 9, 1958 J. D. MARTIN BEDSTEAD CARRIAGE Filed April 9, 1957INVENTOR.

JOHN D. MARTIN BY ATTORNEYS Fig.6

United States PatentOflice 2,863,157 Patented Dec. 9, 1958 BEDSTEADCARRIAGE John D. Martin,Cleveland, Ohio Application April 9, 19s7,seris1N0. 651,607

Claims. (Cl. 5-328) This invention relatesgenerally to bedsteadcarriages, but has reference more-particularly to means for facilitatingmovement of conventional bedsteads.

A conventional bedstead "generally comprises a headboard, a footboard,and side rails rigidly supported by the headboard and footboard, thesiderails being usually provided at their ends with hook-like elementswhich engage pins in the headboard and footboard, thereby removablysecuring the side rails to the headboard and footboard.

In most cases, the side rails are provided on their inboard surfaceswith cleats upon which the ends of bed slats are supported, these bedslats, in turn, supporting the spring and mattress of the bed.

The housewife, when attempting to move the bed, for purposes of cleaningthe carpet or floor under the bed or for other reasons, usually pullsthe footboard away from the wall, but the combined weight of thebedstead, spring and mattress is so great, that in many instances, thehook-like elements in the side rails are dislodged from their anchoragein the side rails. Even when casters are mounted in the legs whichsupport the headboard and footboard, for the purpose of facilitatingmovement of the bedstead and its load, the overall weight is stillsuflicient to result in dislodgment of the hook-like elements, under thecircumstances stated.

The present invention has, as its primary object, the provision of meansfor facilitating movement of a conventional bedstead and its load, whileeliminating or minimizing the possibility of the hook-like elements frombecoming dislodged from the side rails during such movement.

Another object of the invention is to provide means of the characterdescribed, in the form of a conventional or modified Hollywood bed orframe.

A further object of the invention is to provide means of the characterdescribed, including a novel form of bracket, which may be quickly andeasily attached to the side rails of a conventional bedstead, with aminimum of tools and labor.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a conventionalbedstead, in which the use of cleats for supporting the spring andmattress is dispensed with, and in which thehook-like elements of theside rails are arranged or disposed in a manner which is different fromthat in which they are conventionally disposed or arranged.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same,

Fig. l is a perspective view, showing the invention, with a portionthereof broken away to more clearly show certain features;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view, taken on the line 3-3 ofFig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary crosssectional view, taken on the line 4-4 ofFig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of one of the brackets, and

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional View, taken on the line 6--6 of Fig. 5.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, reference numerals 1 and 2designate the headboard and footboard respectively of a conventionalbedstead, and 3 and 4 the side rails of thebedstead. The headboard andfootboard are usually provided with legs 5.

In this case, the side rails 3 and 4 are not provided with cleats forsupporting any bed slats, since, as will be presently described, theside rails are not designed to support the spring and mattressof thebed.

The side rails 3 and 4 have anchored in the ends thereof,vertically-spaced pairs of metallic hook-like elements 6, which, asshown'in Fig. 4, are engaged with pins7 in the headboard and footboar'd,for the purpose of rigid- 1y securing the headboard and footboard to theside rails. Since, as will appear hereinafter, the entire bedstead isdesigned to be supported in spaced relation to the carpet or floor ofthe bedroom, the hook-like elements 6, in this case, instead ofextending downwardly, as in conventional bedsteads, are extendedupwardly, so as to eliminate any possibility of the headboard andfootboard from slipping olf the hook-like elements 6.

The bedstead carriage, in this case, is shown as a conventionalHollywood bed, comprising a rectangular frame consisting oftransversely-spaced longitudinally extending angles 8 and 9, andlongitudinally-spaced trans versely extending angles 10 and 11, thelatter being provided with legs 12 supported on casters 13, forfacilitating rolling movement of the Hollywood bed. Where box springsare utilized, the spring may be supported directly on the horizontalflanges 14 of the angles 8 and 9, and the mattress supported on thespring. Where springs other than box springs are used, bed slats may besupported on the flanges 14 and the spring and mattress supported on thebed slats.

For the purpose of mounting the bedstead on the carriage, I haveprovided four sheet-metal brackets, each having a rectangular bodyportion 15, which is secured to the inner surface of each side rail,adjacent the end thereof, as by screws 16. Each bracket is also providedwith a rectangular hook-like flange 17, formed integrally with the bodyportion 15 and extending downwardly from the upper edge of the bodyportion, the flange 17 being generally parallel with the body portion15. These flanges are engaged over the vertical flanges 18 of the angles8 and 9, and in order to increase the frictional engagement of thesebrackets with the vertical flanges 18, the inner surfaces of thebrackets are provided with embossments or projections 19. To facilitateplacement of the flanges 17 over the flanges 18, the flanges 17 may havetheir lower portions inturned, as at 20.

In securing the brackets to the side rails 3 and 4, they are so placed,that when secured in proper position, the bedstead will be elevatedabove the carpet or floor of the bedroom, in the manner shown in Fig. 2.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that the bedstead issupported by the carriage entirely off the floor, and may thus be movedas a unit. By supporting the spring and mattress on the carriage, ratherthan on the bedstead, the bedstead is relieved of the load of the springand mattress, so that the unit (bedstead) may be easily moved, for thepurpose of cleaning under the bed or for other purposes, and thepossibility of the hook-like elements becoming dislodged from the siderails is eliminated or minimized.

The brackets may be easily and quickly attached to the side rails of aconventional bedstead, with a minimum of tools and labor.

Moreover, the use of cleats on the side rails for supporting the springand mattress is avoided, and the hooklike elements 6 are, as shown inFig. 4, disposed in a manner such that the headboard and footboardcannot slip ofi the side rails.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention, herewith shown anddescribed, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts of myinvention may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention, or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In combination, a bedstead comprising a headboard, footboard and siderails, brackets secured to the inner surfaces of said side rails andprovided with flanges extending downwardly from the upper edges of thebrackets, a caster-supported frame for supporting said bedstead inspaced relation to the floor of a room, said frame com- 'board,footboard and side rails, brackets secured to the inner surfaces of saidside rails, a caster-supported frame 4 for supporting said bedstead inspaced relation to the floor of a room, said brackets provided withhook-like flanges, and said frame comprising angle members havingvertical flanges over which said hook-like flanges are engaged.

4. The combination, as defined in claim 3, in which said brackets haverectangular body portions screwed to the inner surfaces of the siderails.

5. The combination, as defined in claim 4, in which said angle membersare provided with horizontal flanges upon which the spring and mattressof the bed are adapted to be supported.

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